A Fresh Discussion on NPR

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106969104

We have been talking about health care reform a lot recently. However, as organizations like Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) have constantly reminded us, there has been little to no real discussion of the feasibility of a single-payer option. President Obama has formulated a "stock response" as the article points out. But I feel like leaving this option out the the discussion does a disservice to Americans, who by large majorities favor some form of a single-payer system.

I'm not entirely sure how I feel about health care reform, but I do know that single-payer does offer a lot of benefits as a structural arrangment. The lack of debate on single-payer seems to reflect the pro-corporate mode of both Democrats and Republicans. I'm glad that NPR completed their journalistic duty and found an angle for the health care story that has not been covered. Though the article was not extensively in-depth, it was nice to see a story covering the issues with a serious tone. (Also, the quote my favorite Representative, Dennis Kucinich... gotta love that man)

Actually, check this out, too http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=7&issue_area_id=15

A run down of the corporate/mainstream media's failures to examine alternatives to private, for-profit health care.